At stake in this election:

Description of government structure:

Assembly: Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) with 131 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.

In the National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov), 56 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 75 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: Republican Party of Armenia

Leader: Andranik MARGARYAN and Serzh SARGSYAN

Seats won in this election: 33

Seats won in last election: 41

Party: Ardarutin (Justice) Alliance

Leader: Stepan DEMIRCHIAN

Seats won in this election: 14

Seats won in last election: N/A

Party: Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) / Dashnaktsutyun

Seats won in this election: 11

Seats won in last election: 5

Party: Rule of Law (OEK)

Leader: Artur BAGHDASARYAN

Seats won in this election: 4

Seats won in last election: 12

Party: National Unity Party

Leader: Artashes GEGHAMYAN

Seats won in this election: 9

Seats won in last election: N/A

Party: United Working Party

Leader: Gurgen ARSENIAN

Seats won in this election: 6

Seats won in last election: N/A

Other Parties

Seats won in this election: 2

Independents

Seats won in this election: 37

Last parliamentary election:

The last election to the National Assembly was held on May 20, 1999.

Population and voter registration:

Population: 3,040,000 (2003 est.)

Registered Voters: 2,233,757 (2003)

Gender Data:

· Female Population: 1,580,359 (2003)

· Is Armenia a signatory to CEDAW: No

· Has Armenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 September 1993)

· Gender Quota: Yes

· Female candidates in this election: No

· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 6 (2003)

· Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014)

· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)